Pictures: Exploring the ancient legacies of Peru

The Incas made the mountain city of Cusco their capital some 200 years before the Spanish conquest, carving out terraced fields on the mountainsides to feed their growing population.

The Incas made the mountain city of Cusco their capital some 200 years before the Spanish conquest, carving out terraced fields on the mountainsides to feed their growing population. (Mark St. John Erickson)

Where does a Hampton Roads history writer go when he's not exploring the past of America's oldest English-speaking region? This year I traveled with my family deep into the heart of the Spanish empire that ruled much of the Western Hemisphere and threatened the English in Virginia for 150 years. Click here to see the post that goes with these pictures.-- Mark St. John Erickson